Twenty Questions TODAY! WEDNESDAY 10/3/2007

[kodiakthejuggler]

A good bit of advice... don't waste questions asking odd things like "Does this movie have planes in it?"

Don't be vague, and don't waste questions by asking "Was it made in 1998?" (admin answer no) "Was it made in 1997?" (admin answer no), etc.


Trust me, some of these forum members get really angry when you waste questions...

So let me knock off "Is this a visual form of media that will be riffed?" and "Is there dialouge between actors playing various roles?" off my list

har de har har

[jetjaguar15]

OK, so would the following be a allowable question:

Is the movie a musical?

[kodiakthejuggler]

OK, so would the following be a allowable question:

Is the movie a musical?

Absolutely!

[Pak-Man]

Although there are some who think the musical category is largely untouchable. The hardcore 20Qers would tell you to narrow it down by year then by genre, then by actors.

_I_ say that a wildcard question can be a useful thing, and sometimes going out of the blue and asking an unfounded question can lead to victory. :^)

[SecretAgentSuperDragon]

What you need to do is narrow it down by year, then by genre, then by actors.

[dignan]

I agree that the wildcard questions can occasionally help a great deal.  But when everyone starts throwing them out there with little to no information, they tend to stack up as wasted questions.

[Conor]

Please see the first post in the thread for today's rulez

[Pak-Man]

So if the mods are feling generous, they'll answer a good question. If not, they'll answer, "Does this movie contain a rudimentary lathe?" Evil. :^)

So if the question is a correct movie guess, I'm assuming it gets answered automatically? :^)

[gbeenie]

Like the title says.  1 PM, October 3rd.  Be there!

Today's rule:

Mods will pick one question to answer from the first five questions answered after the previous question.  They will pick what ever question they like. 

Example:

Conor:  No.

2.

Guy A:  Was it made in the 80s?

Guy B:  Does it star Sylvester Stallone?

Guy C:  Does it take place at Christmas Time?

Guy D:  Is it a musical?

Guy E:  Is it MVP:  Most Valuable Primate?

Conor: 

Is it a musical?

No.

3.

Conor, I think you meant to say "asked" in place of "answered," and you might want to modify the "question" I highlighted with "answered."

[James of LinHood]

Conor, I think you meant to say "asked" in place of "answered," and you might want to modify the "question" I highlighted with "answered."

Yeah, when I read that before seeing the example it confused the hell out of me.

[jetjaguar15]

So if the mods are feling generous, they'll answer a good question. If not, they'll answer, "Does this movie contain a rudimentary lathe?" Evil. :^)

So if the question is a correct movie guess, I'm assuming it gets answered automatically? :^)

You know what assuming does, right?

[David]

Oh no, in the previous games I would always gasp in relief when a smart question made it in before an apallingly stupid one. Now that's gone out the window...

[Hebs]

Soo... this is like a MasterMind 20 questions? 

[David]

So if the mods are feling generous, they'll answer a good question. If not, they'll answer, "Does this movie contain a rudimentary lathe?" Evil. :^)

So if the question is a correct movie guess, I'm assuming it gets answered automatically? :^)

You know what assuming does, right?

I guess the only way for us to win is to have five people ask the winning question in a row then.

Edit: Come to think of it that's happened in the past... everyone spamming the right answer when it's become obvious.

[MontyServo]

First question should be:  Is it a comic book movie?

That would eliminate two titles that have been brought up recently as "guaranteed" future Rifftrax and hopefully stop everyone from trying to point towards those two movies, or it would immediately narrow down our choices right from the start.

Edit: Come to think of it that's happened in the past... everyone spamming the right answer when it's become obvious.

Now that you mention it...

Is it Transformers??? 

(don't care if I win, just wanted to be the first to ask it in case that is the next Rifftrax)   

(won't be here for the 20 questions anyway....)

(still pissed that I wasn't deemed worthy of being a Beta Tester guy)

(not that I'm bitter or anything)